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Annex
Revised Annex I of MARPOL 73/78
Regulations for the
Prevention of Pollution by Oil
Chapter 1
General
Regulation 1
Definitions
For the purpose of this Annex:
1 “Oil” means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products (other than those
petrochemicals which are subject to the provisions of Annex II of the present Convention) and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, includes the substances listed in appendix I to this Annex.
2 “Crude oil” means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for
transportation and includes:
.1 crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed; and
.2 crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added.
3 “Oily mixture” means a mixture with any oil content.
4 “Oil fuel” means any oil used as fuel in connection with the propulsion and auxiliary machinery of the ship in which such oil is
carried.
5 “Oil tanker” means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces and includes combination
carriers, any “NLS tanker” as defined in Annex II of the present Convention and any gas carrier as defined in regulation 3.20 of
chapter II-1 of SOLAS 74 (as amended), when carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil in bulk.
6 “Crude oil tanker” means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.
7 “Product carrier” means an oil tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil other than crude oil.
8 “Combination carrier” means a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk.
9 “Major conversion”:
.1 means a conversion of a ship:
.1 which substantially alters the dimensions or carrying capacity of the ship; or
.2 which changes the type of the ship; or
.3 the intent of which in the opinion of the Administration is substantially to prolong its life; or
.4 which otherwise so alters the ship that, if it were a new ship, it would become subject to relevant provisions of the
present Convention not applicable to it as an existing ship.
.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of this definition:
.1 conversion of an oil tanker of 20,000 tonnes deadweight and above delivered on or before 1 June 1982, as defined in
regulation 1.28.3, to meet the requirements of regulation 18 of this Annex shall not be deemed to constitute a major
conversion for the purpose of this Annex; and
.2 conversion of an oil tanker delivered before 6 July 1996, as defined in regulation 1.28.5, to meet the requirements of
regulation 19 or 20 of this Annex shall not be deemed to constitute a major conversion for the purpose of this Annex.
10 “Nearest land”. The term from the nearest land means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in ques-
tion is established in accordance with international law, except that, for the purposes of the present Convention “from the
nearest land” off the north-eastern coast of Australia shall mean from a line drawn from a point on the coast of Australia in:
latitude 11°00' S, longitude 142°08' E to a point in latitude 10°35' S, longitude 141°55' E,
thence to a point latitude 10°00' S, longitude 142°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 9°10' S, longitude 143°52' E,
thence to a point latitude 9°00' S, longitude 144°30' E,
thence to a point latitude 10°41' S, longitude 145°00' E,
thence to a point latitude 13°00' S, longitude 145°00' E,
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